Greece's famous mystery tomb at Amphipolis held at least 5 bodies

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published 20 January 2015

Greece's Amphipolis tomb has puzzled archaeologists for months. Experts believe it may hold a relative of Alexander the Great, and it's already yielded a fascinating mosaic, a skeleton, and a secret chamber.

On Monday, Greece's culture ministry announced that remains from five corpses were discovered in the tomb, which dates to between 325 B.C.E. and 300 B.C.E. Two of the bodies include that of an elderly woman and that of a baby.

The elderly woman died in her 60s and had osteoporosis, according to the culture ministry. In addition to the woman and the baby, there were also remains of two men aged 35 to 45, as well as a fourth adult who had been cremated, unlike the others. Scientists are now testing the remains to determine their age and whether those buried in the tomb were relatives.